We saw a crazy increase in the number of requests to StarkNet. Both in number of requests, as well as complexity of requests. Consider @briqNFT . They designed a brand new, ambitious game, that leverages computational capacity that is simply unimaginable in the EVM world.

Processing the requests of their game is, indeed, intense for the network. Or look at the number of NFTs on @playoasisXYZ after barely 2 weeks live. Which is all G O O D.

Public testnet FTW. Let's crash StarkNet now, make it better, crash it again (don't hate me @bbrandtom ) The "battle" in "battle tested" is not for the faint of the heart; but it will lead long term to a healthy, resilient network

#StarkNet 's team is hard at work. We have a bunch of optimizations in the pipe; check them out here "Our aim by Q2 22 is at least 10x TPS than Ethereum, at 1/100th the cost. And that’s just the start."

We are lucky to have amazing builders alongside for the ride. When StarkNet is slow, everyone's on deck trying to reduce their impact on the network. Feels like the crew of a boat in the middle of the storm: fighting together

Still. When will this end? When will we have a fast, cheap, and computationally intensive network available? The answer is: Never 🙂. Scaling is moving target. Just like traders crave higher gains, engineers crave higher capacity

Quoting this talk by @aantonop : "Scalability is an aspirational goal that engineers look at and say ' What more could we do if we had the capacity?'""

Eventually, StarkNet will be filled up. Transactions cost will rise. Sure, it will be cheaper than Ethereum; and there are some interesting dynamics (more tx = lower cost per tx). But it won't be free. What then?

Fractal scaling. Just like StarkNet-L2 execution is verified by Ethereum; StarkNet could verify the execution of a StarkNet-L3 instance. Rince and repeat. Chose your fee level depending on your distance to L1.

Interestingly, "Spin up a new chain" doesn't work for L1s. LTC didn't solve BTC's capacity issue; it was just another chain. BTC can not understand what ETH says ETH can't understand what Xdai says, without a human translator. They're siloed.

This will lead to the emergence of the true multi chains world we were promised: chains that can - share security instead of splitting it - integrate seamlessly and trustlessly - chose their operating parameters (speed / consensus / data) This will be fun.

@HenriLieutaud @odin_free Can Starknet talk to arbitrum / ZkSync with ease as well? Or is this problem not solved yet?

@Theon1337 @odin_free StarkNet can talk to the EVM. Stacks have not solidified enough yet; but in theory, why not?